Image copyright Getty Images Image caption President Trump has used Twitter to repeat false claims about the death of Lori Klausutis Twitter has refused to delete tweets by US President Donald Trump after a widower publicly implored the company to remove “horrifying lies” about his wife’s death, amplified by Mr Trump. Twitter did not comment on Timothy Klausutis’ emotional letter, but said it was “deeply sorry” about the pain caused by the president’s statements. Mr Trump has baselessly suggested Lori …
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Image copyright AFP /Getty Images Image caption President Emmanuel Macron announced a rescue plan for the French car industry during a visit to the Valeo car factory in Etaples on Tuesday The French government has announced an €8bn (£7.1bn) rescue plan for its car industry, which has been severely impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. President Emmanuel Macron’s proposal includes €1bn to provide grants of up to €7,000 to encourage citizens to purchase electric vehicles. It also puts money toward investments …
Image copyright George Wafula/BBC Image caption Many African countries still enforce strict laws governing homosexuality Zambia’s President Edgar Lungu has pardoned two men who were jailed last year for having sex with each other. Their 15-year sentence triggered a diplomatic row, which ended in the recalling of the US ambassador. The two men, Japhet Chataba and Steven Samba, were listed among the names of nearly 3,000 prisoners to be pardoned to mark Africa Freedom Day, which fell on Monday. Zambia …
Image copyright AFP Image caption On 20 May Government of National Accord (GNA) troops in Tripoli paraded a captured Russian Pantsir air defence system The US military has accused Russia of sending fighter jets to Libya to support Russian mercenaries there. There was no immediate response from the Russian Defence Ministry to the US Africa command (Africom) allegation. Earlier this month a leaked UN report spoke of hundreds of mercenaries from the shadowy Wagner Group operating in Libya. Russia backs …
Image copyright AFP Image caption Dominic Cummings is at the centre of a political controversy in the UK The UK prime minister’s most senior adviser has come under fire for travelling across the country during the coronavirus lockdown, while he had virus symptoms. Dominic Cummings drove 260 miles (418km) from London to Durham, and took a 60-mile round trip from Durham to a nearby town on his wife’s birthday – a trip he says he made to test whether his …
Image copyright AFP Image caption Malka Leifer arrives for a hearing at the District Court in Jerusalem on Tuesday An Israeli woman facing 74 child sex charges in Australia is mentally fit to face extradition, a court has ruled. Malka Leifer, the former principal of a Jewish girls’ school in Melbourne, fled to Israel in 2008 after accusations were raised against her. Extradition hearings were delayed for two years as Ms Leifer, 54, said panic attacks prevented her coming to …